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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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